Uriah Heep - Ultimate Anthology DVD Movie

Uriah Heep - Ultimate Anthology

List Price	$19.99 (You save $3.40)
Studio	Music Video Distributors
Orig Year	2004
DVD Encoding	Region 1
All Time Sales Rank	22151
CD Universe Part number	6715450
Catalog number	1555
Discs	1
Release Date	Jun 15, 2004
Rating	Not Rated
Additional Info	DTS Sound
Movie Details	Color; Digitally Processed; DTS Sound

Uriah Heep - Ultimate Anthology Movie Review

Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

5 stars Not The "Ultimate", But Excellent Nonetheless
In its five-year history, Classic Rock Productions has mishandled a number of Heep releases, but "ULTIMATE ANTHOLOGY" is surprisingly excellent, despite CRP's involvement with it. A couple of production aspects bear mention. Both are quite minor, and neither prevents this live compilation from being a five-star release. But the transition from one show to another isn't accomplished very smoothly, if at all, because the song "order" keeps switching back and forth between the five shows presented. It would have made more sense to arrange these shows as a straightforward chronology. And apparently the 1989 footage wasn't transferred from the best possible source. The overall quality of this segment is very good, but some blurred color tones and slight picture grain indicate CRP used a regenerated video tape of this show when making the DVD. That's a bit disappointing, because the same show was released on laser disc back in 1990, and the LD can still be obtained on the collectors' market. A truly "ultimate" anthology would have utilized it as the highest-quality transfer source, assuming the original master reels are unavailable. But those quibbles matter little compared to the majestic power of Uriah Heep. The whole disc is packed with great stuff, and it's the best Heep DVD yet released. Buy and enjoy.
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Uriah Heep - Ultimate Anthology DVD

Region 1
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Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital Stereo - English
Tracks:

1. Universal Wheels
2. I Hear Voices
3. Stealin'
4. The Wizard
5. Only the Young
6. July Morning
7. Question
8. Tales
9. Sweet Freedom
10. Gypsy
11. Come Back to Me
12. Wonderworld
13. Bird of Prey
14. Easy Livin'
15. Lady in Black

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